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Assembly election results: BJP, allies strengthen hold in the Northeast

The BJP, which had brought star campaigners, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief J P Nadda and Shah, managed to win only two seats

It's a shame only Ukraine is of interest to G20: Russia's Sergey Lavrov

Lavrov said US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had publicly stated that Russia must be defeated on the battlefield

Quad members announce setting up of counter-terrorism working group

Following the meeting, the four ministers attended a session at the Raisina Dialogue and spoke largely about the convergence of interests of the Quad member nations

'Digital nomad', 'pinkwashing' and 'rage-farming' debut on Dictionary.com

Trauma dumping, rage farming, and queerbaiting, which are typically used to describe harmful or toxic behavior, all made their debut

Pakistan raises key rate by 300 bps, slaps Rs 3.23 power surcharge

Rate now highest in 26 years; currency falls to record low, $ bonds slump

Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022, says IEA

In Europe, electricity generation from wind, solar power exceeded gas or nuclear for the first time

Six of 10 Adani stocks hit upper circuit on $3-billion loan buzz

Stocks of all the ten listed Adani Group firms ended with gains on Wednesday, continuing the positive momentum amid a recovery in the broader equity market

Short video-sharing app TikTok suffers fresh blow as Canada slaps ban

Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said there may or may not be further steps

Adani group to repay $790 million share-backed loans, says report

Adani Green Energy also plans to refinance its 2024 bonds via an $800 million, three-year credit line, said the people, who declined to be identified as they were not auth­orised to speak with media

'Hard work was a mistake', Twitter employee regrets after being fired

Another 200 staffers fired in fresh round of job cuts

Pfizer enters talks to buy Seagen for over $30 billion, says report

Deal will help the firm add to its line-up of cancer treatments

Exit polls 2023: Advantage BJP in Tripura, alliance to win Nagaland

Hung house predicted in Meghalaya

US media drops Dilbert as creator calls Black people 'hate group'

Scott Adams, who introduced Asok the IIT-ian to America, is canned after asking white people to 'get away' from Black people

US GDP revised lower on weaker consumer spending in fourth quarter

Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 2.7 per cent annualised rate during the period, Commerce Department data showed

Financial crime watchdog FATF suspends Russia's membership over Ukraine war

The FATF on Friday suspended Russia's membership for its "illegal, unprovoked and unjustified" full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, an official statement said

Microsoft brings AI-powered chatbot to Bing app on iPhone, Android

Microsoft also announced AI-powered Bing for Skype on Wednesday. Users can add Microsoft's AI to group chats and ask it questions

Centre's wheat procurement to be normal next season: FCI chairman

According to FCI data, the corporation has so far managed to sell roughly 1.8 mt of wheat, of the earmarked 3 mt, in the first three auctions that are about 60 per cent of the allocated quantity

Ready to defend our national interests, dignity together with Russia: China

Beijing's top diplomat in Russia: 'No country can affect our ties with Moscow'

Right-wing star Vivek Ramaswamy enters 2024 US Presidential race

his thoughts: no race-based job quota, kill climate religion, decouple from China, no central bank e-currencies

Why no documentary on 1984 riots in Delhi, asks EAM S Jaishankar

He termed the documentary as politics at play by people who don't have courage to come into the political field